Preventative Healthcare

By now, you’ve probably heard about the disappearing bees. In recent years, the bee population has been rapidly dwindling due to a combination of habitat loss, infestation with an invasive species called varroa mites, and a disturbing new phenomenon called …

Just had some blood work done a few weeks ago in what seems like a never-ending quest to figure out some of these symptoms I’ve been battling for years. While I was reading through my results, I wondered where these …

It’s one of those things I’ve heard since I was a wee lad – drink eight ounces of water eight times per day, a.k.a. the 8 x 8 rule. Most Americans probably don’t come anywhere near this, but does that …

These are confusing times for sun lovers like me. As a teen of the 80s, I can still remember slathering on the Hawaiian Tropic oil and comparing tan lines on the beach as Pat Benatar blared on the boom box. …

Kind of. The thing with measuring health these days is that everyone is grading on a curve. For example, people in the United States are by-and-large fat, but Coloradans are less fat than most. Something to be proud of? Sure, …

If you’re under 65 and — like most Coloradans — lead a fairly healthy lifestyle, chances are your eyes will glaze over after you read these next five words: It’s National Stroke Awareness Month. After all, why would you need to worry …

So I was reading through the USA Today the other day and came across the following half-page advertorial: Never Too Old to Restore Memory, Claims Creator of Medicare-Reimbursed Brain Health Breakthrough. Already a mouthful, there’s a bit more with the …

Can Coca-Cola kill you? Not exactly, but according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, it and other sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to 184,000 deaths globally each year. The study, presented at an American Heart …

Love is in the air. On perhaps the Hallmarkiest of holidays, full of little candy hearts, flowers and chocolates, people tend to have their heads in the clouds. We speak, of course, of Valentine’s Day. We plan romantic dinners and …